Chapter 396 Investigating the Truth

"My lord, where are you going?"

Seeing his master suddenly head in another direction, Yu Chuan quickly followed and asked, "Lord Marquis, are you going to the government office? Everyone is asleep at this hour, it's a good time to investigate the government office."

Gu Jingxi said calmly, "No need. You and Zhou Yun have already searched, so I won't find anything either."

Yu Chuan then asked, "My lord, where are we going now?"

"It's late, I need to go back and keep my wife company." Gu Jingxi glanced at him, then continued, "Someone like you who doesn't have a wife wouldn't understand."

Yu Chuan: "..."

What did he do to deserve this?

However, he did want to get married, but the girl he liked didn't like him. She liked another guy, but that guy didn't seem to notice anything and only treated the girl like a brother.

Gu Jingxi said calmly, "If you don't take the initiative and don't say anything, you won't have any chance."

Upon hearing this, Yu Chuan's eyes widened in shock, and he asked incredulously, "My lord, how... how did you know?"

Gu Jingxi replied, "I have eyes."

After hearing this, Yu Chuan remained silent for a while, then sighed in frustration and murmured softly, "He has eyes too, how come he can't see? And her... she can't see either."

Gu Jingxi said, "Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly."

Yu Chuan remained silent.

Seeing his dejected look, Gu Jingxi asked, "Who does she like?"

Yu Chuan: "I like him."

Gu Jingxi then asked, "Does he like her?"

Yu Chuan shook his head: "I don't know."

Gu Jingxi said helplessly, "I didn't know you wouldn't ask?"

Yu Chuan: "..."

But he just didn't dare to ask; he was a coward.

Gu Jingxi added, "Once this case is resolved and you return to the capital, if you two are truly in love, my wife and I will arrange for you to get married."

It sounds wonderful, but Yu Chuan still finds it difficult. Even if that blockhead doesn't like her, she might not like him back.

After a moment of silence, Gu Jingxi, who had initially not wanted to get involved, thought for a moment and said, "If a real man can't even handle this kind of thing, what great things do you expect to achieve? Either give up now, or find out if they are mutually in love. If they are not, then give it a try. Find out the answer as soon as possible. If there is no result, then give up as soon as possible and cut off this thought to avoid making trouble for yourself."

Yu Chuan replied, "I understand, thank you for your guidance, Lord Marquis."

Zhou Yun was about to go to bed when he saw Yu Chuan come to find him. He thought Yu Chuan wanted to tell him that he had found some useful clues, so he invited him inside to talk.

Unexpectedly, Yu Chuan stared at him for a long time, then took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to ask directly, "Chan'er likes you, do you like Chan'er?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yun's expression became subtle. He glanced at him strangely, then sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation: "Which eye of yours saw that Chan'er likes me? And where did you get the idea that I would be interested in Chan'er?"

Yu Chuan: "?"

Zhou Yun didn't want to say anything more to him and directly ordered him to leave: "I think there's something wrong with your head. Coming to me at this hour to spout nonsense, go back to sleep, lest you get a bad night's sleep and become mentally exhausted, which will worsen your condition, and then I'll have to call a doctor to treat your brain." After saying that, he reached out and grabbed him by the collar, ready to throw him out.

Yu Chuan said, "I think you're a blockhead. Chan'er pesters you whenever she has time. What else could it be but liking you?"

Zhou Yun paused, released him, and looked him up and down. Seeing his tense face and nervous look in his eyes, he realized something in a flash and laughed, "I think it's you who likes Chan'er, isn't it?"

Yu Chuan's expression froze, then he nodded: "I do like her, but she likes you. However, if you don't like her, then I'll pursue her."

Zhou Yun said helplessly, "The Marquis said that you sometimes have bad eyesight, and I even spoke up for you. Now it seems that the Marquis was right. Which eye of yours saw that Chan'er likes me? She pesters me to compete and practice martial arts, not because she likes me, but just because she wants to defeat me."

Yu Chuan was taken aback: "She wants to defeat you?"

Zhou Yun coughed twice to ease the awkwardness: "A few years ago, I was too rude and said a few words to her, and she started to target me. She worked hard to practice martial arts so that I would become her defeated opponent."

Yu Chuan: "...Is that all?"

"Don't treat me like a rival in love." Zhou Yun stated his position directly, adding, "I have no romantic feelings for her, only a brother-sister relationship with her from when we grew up together. And she has no chance of liking me. You can test her if you don't believe me."

Upon hearing this, Yu Chuan was somewhat bewildered, feeling as if he had made a blunder.

Zhou Yun yawned, not wanting to argue with him anymore, and said with disdain, "Alright, go back to sleep. I don't know what suddenly triggered you to come to me in the middle of the night to talk about love. It's like you've been possessed. It's really creepy."

Yu Chuan retorted, "If you're so capable, then you can never talk about it in your entire life."

Without hesitation, Zhou Yun replied, "I have no ability."

Yu Chuan: "..."

Zhou Yun added, "If you perform well and make Chan'er think you are useful and reliable, you will definitely win the heart of the beauty. Now you can go back and think about how to perform. Don't disturb my sleep."

Yu Chuan: "..."

Then tomorrow he'll think of a way to secretly make a mold of the key around Lord Wei's neck, so Chan'er can see his abilities.

-

The next day.

Upon hearing that Gu Jingxi was ill, Lord Wei specially brought gifts and visited him with his wife, Mei Qingyun.

Meng Jinyao had heard about this from her husband early this morning, so she was mentally prepared and able to cooperate. She even asked Qingqiu to give her a tired-looking makeup.

Upon learning of Lord Wei and his wife's visit, she went to greet them with a haggard appearance and a sorrowful expression.

Lord Wei initially thought Gu Jingxi was faking illness, but now that he saw Meng Jinyao looking so haggard and worried, he was somewhat convinced, though not entirely.

He asked with concern, "Madam Gu, we heard that Lord Gu is ill, so we came to visit him. We wonder how Lord Gu is doing now?"

Meng Jinyao lowered her eyes, her face growing increasingly worried: "Thank you for your concern, Lord Wei and Madam Wei. The Marquis started having a high fever yesterday. He took medicine and his fever subsided and he woke up, but the fever returned yesterday afternoon and hasn't gone down yet."

Lord Wei said gently, “Madam Gu, I know a doctor with excellent medical skills, but I don’t know what condition Lord Gu is in now. Why don’t I take a look at Lord Gu’s condition and then ask the doctor? If the doctor is confident, I will introduce him to Madam Gu.”

Upon hearing this, Meng Jinyao's face lit up with joy: "Really? Then please, Lord Wei and Madam Wei, come with me."

Lord Wei was surprised. He thought that Meng Jinyao was young and easy to fool, so he made up an excuse. He thought that as long as Meng Jinyao stopped him from seeing Gu Jingxi, she must be faking illness. Unexpectedly, Meng Jinyao not only did not stop him, but also took him to see Gu Jingxi.

They followed Meng Jinyao to an elegant courtyard. After entering the house, they went into the inner room and saw Gu Jingxi lying unconscious on the bed.

Gu Jingxi's eyes were tightly closed and his face was flushed, which was a sign of a persistent high fever. He was even more surprised, not expecting that Gu Jingxi was actually sick.